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Man's Stubborn Belly Fat Actually A 30-Pound Tumor
Doctors had expected it to be 12 lbs and were surprised that it was actually 30 lbs.
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Childhood Obesity Driving Cancers in Young Adults
A new review found that certain cancers associated with people over 50 now affect people at younger ages more frequently. And obesity may be to blame.
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Big Weight Loss May Bring Big Relationship Changes
One of the new studies tracked the relationship histories of nearly 2,000 obese Swedes who underwent weight-loss surgery over 10 years. The investigators compared the patients with about 1,900 obese adults who did not have surgery.
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Freezing 'Hunger Nerve' Might Help Shed Pounds
The nerve's proper name is the posterior vagal trunk and it's part of the larger vagus nerve that's linked with the heart, lungs and digestive system, ABC News reported.
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Obesity Rates Keep Rising for U.S. Adults
Meanwhile, about 18.5 percent of kids were obese in 2015-2016, compared with 17 percent in 2007-2008.
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Can You Be Obese But Heart-Healthy? Study Says No
In the study, the researchers found that people with a BMI between 22 and 23 had the lowest risk of heart disease.
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This Body Shape Can Raise Women's Heart Attack Risk
While obesity raises heart attack risk in both sexes, women with bigger waists and waist-to-hip ratios have greater odds for a heart attack than men who have a similar apple-shaped body, a large British study finds.
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Low-Fat Diet vs. Low-Carb: And the Winner Is ...
By the end of the study period, the investigators found a wide range of results. Some dieters lost as much as 60 pounds, while others gained as much as 20.
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Yes, It's True: We're Hungrier After Losing Weight
Cutting back on calorie consumption is likely to spark changes that permanently boost appetite among obese men and women, Norwegian researchers report.
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Do Common Household Chemicals Affect Your Weight?
Widely used manmade chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may undermine dieters' attempts to maintain weight loss by slowing down the body's metabolism, the new study suggests.
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Want to Keep the Weight Off? Eat More Slowly
The study linked those simple changes to a smaller waist, and lower rates of obesity and overweight.
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Weight-Loss Surgery Alone Won't Keep Pounds Off
Doctors usually recommend patients try different types of diet and exercise for at least five years before considering weight-loss surgery.
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Is Obesity 'Contagious'?
The researchers say their findings may help explain why high obesity rates in the United States tend to cluster in certain geographic areas.
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Are There Health Downsides To Vegetarian Diets?
Although vegetarian eating does have a stellar health reputation, recent news has focused on what could be bad about vegetarian diets and more stringent vegan plans, including reports of hair loss and depression.
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Healthy Diet Helps Those With 'Obesity Genes' Most
A new study suggests that even those who carry an inherited predisposition to pack on excess pounds are not destined to become obese.
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Weight-Loss Surgery Good for Obese Teens' Hearts
For the study, researchers tracked 242 adolescents for three years after they had weight-loss surgery.
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8 Small Changes for a Slimmer You in 2018
Small steps can make a big difference in your body and health.
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Overweight Kids Don't Have to Be Overweight Adults
A new study suggests there are "critical windows" where a path to weight gain can be changed to keep overweight children from becoming overweight adults.
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Report: Industry Hid Study Showing Sugar's Effects
More than four decades ago, a study in rats funded by the sugar industry found evidence linking the sweetener to heart disease and bladder cancer, the paper trail investigation reports.
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With Stress and Trauma Come Excess Weight in Women
About 23 percent of the women included in the study were obese.
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America's Love Affair With Sugary Sodas Is Fading
Overall, the number of adults who said they drank a sugary beverage on a daily basis dropped by 12 percentage points between 2003 and 2014, Harvard researchers said, and by 19 percentage points among kids.
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Social Media Can Help Boost Weight Loss Success
Struggling to lose weight? Maybe posting that selfie on social media can help, researchers say.
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Belly Fat Ups Odds of Emergency Surgery Troubles
Excess belly fat dramatically increases the risk of complications and death after emergency surgery, a new study finds.
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Opioid Addiction a Risk After Weight-Loss Surgery
Patients were 46 percent more likely than after general surgery to take painkillers a year later
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Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Now Obese
CDC stats show growing epidemic that means more illness and health care costs, health experts say
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